Bibliograph

Normal rationality, decisions and social order, Edna Ullmann-Margalit, Avishai Margalit, and Cass R. Sunstein

Type

Label

Normal rationality, decisions and social order, Edna Ullmann-Margalit, Avishai Margalit, and Cass R. Sunstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Normal rationality

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1002193942

Responsibility statement

Edna Ullmann-Margalit, Avishai Margalit, and Cass R. Sunstein

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

decisions and social order

Summary

'Normal Rationality' is a selection of the most important work of Edna Ullmann-Margalit, presenting some influential and widely admired essays alongside some that are not well known. She was an unorthodox and deeply original philosopher whose work illuminated the largest mysteries of human life. Much of her writing focuses on two fundamental questions: How do people proceed when they cannot act on the basis of reasons, or project likely consequences? How is social order possible? Ullmann-Margalit's answers, emphasising what might be called biased rationality, are important not only for philosophy, but also for political science, psychology, sociology, cognitive science, economics (including behavioural economics), law, and even public policy.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Contributor

Creator